Understanding and Promoting Effective Engagement With Digital Behavior Change Interventions

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 833-842

  Yardley, Lucy ^a   Spring, Bonnie J ^b   Riper, Heleen ^c   Morrison, Leanne G ^a   Crane, David H ^d   Curtis, Kristina ^e   Merchant, Gina C ^f   Naughton, Felix ^g   Blandford, Ann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84994091625     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.06.015     Document Type: Article

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